#6f8bb4

Color #6f8bb4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#6f8bb4

RGB

rgb(111, 139, 180)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 31.5%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 38.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.3%, 22.8%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(57.21, 0.57, -24.67)

LCH

lch(57.21, 24.68, 271.32)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.07, 257.79)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 43.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4986f

Analogous

#6faeb4

#6f8bb4

#766fb4

Triadic

#6f8bb4

#b46f8b

#8bb46f

Split-complementary

#6f8bb4

#b4766f

#aeb46f

Tetradic

#6f8bb4

#986fb4

#b4986f

#8bb46f

Square

#6f8bb4

#b46fae

#b4986f

#6fb476

Shades

Color #6f8bb4 mixed toward black.

#5372a0

#425b80

#324460

#212e40

#111720

Tints

Color #6f8bb4 mixed toward white.

#879ec1

#9fb2cd

#b7c5da

#cfd8e6

#e7ecf3

Tones

Color #6f8bb4 mixed toward gray.

#758cae

#7b8da9

#808ea3

#868f9d

#8c9197

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cab · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#7a78a9 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#71a4a2 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f8bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f8bb4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6f8bb4 (#6f8bb4) is rgb(111, 139, 180) in RGB.

No, #6f8bb4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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